Obituaries

Local obituaries for Abingdon, Bel Air, Jarrettsville, MD, and surrounding areas.

John J. Collins Jr

John J. Collins Jr

Jan 26, 2010

John J. Collins Jr., age 73, of Churchville, MD, died on January 26, 2010 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Washington, DC, he was the son of Inez Laberta Perry Harris of Edgewood, MD, and the late John Jerome Collins. A veteran of the U.S. Marines, he retired from Peach Bottom Nuclear Power Plant where...

Ann Russo

Ann Russo

Jan 26, 2010

Ann Russo, age 74, of Bel Air, MD, died on January 26, 2010 at her home. Born in Oil City, PA, she was the daughter of the late Charles Albert Hunt Sr. and Hazel Mabel Myers Hunt. She graduated with Magna Cum Laude Honors from Waynesburg College, where she had also been voted May Queen, and from there, went on...

Helen Mildred Gengler Brown

Helen Mildred Gengler Brown

Jan 26, 2010

Helen G. Brown, a devout Mormon and devoted mother, died January 25 in Willow Street, PA after a bout with cancer. She was 92.Born Helen Mildred Gengler on August 6, 1917 in Egg Harbor, NJ, she excelled at school while working diligently on her parents' farm. While attending school in nearby Mays Landing, she won the regional spelling bee and...

Pamela  A. Britti

Pamela A. Britti

Jan 26, 2010

Pamela A. Britti, age 58, of White Marsh, MD, died on January 26, 2010 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Edward Britti and Dorothy Kortash. She worked in retail sales and loved making crafts, going to flea markets, Christmas holidays, and baking. Ms. Britti is survived by her daughter, Margeaux Britti...

Irelene Woods

Irelene Woods

Jan 25, 2010

Irelene Woods, age 84, of Joppa, MD, died on January 25, 2010 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Amonate, VA, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth Ray and Daisy Dean Beavers Young. She was a member of Crosspoint, formerly Missionary Alliance, where she did volunteer work. A graduate of Big Creek High...

Patricia Keithley

Patricia Keithley

Jan 25, 2010

Patricia Keithley, age 64, of Churchville, MD, died on January 25, 2010 at her home, where she went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, who she firmly believed in. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the loving wife of Roland W. Keithley and daughter of Margaret Virginia Myers Holcomb of Bel Air, MD and the late William...

Mary Jane Davis

Mary Jane Davis

Jan 24, 2010

On Sunday, January 24, 2010, Mary Jane Davis of Rehoboth Beach, DE; beloved wife of the late Calvin Crawford Davis (Lt Col USAF retired); devoted mother of John F. Davis of Havre de Grace, MD, Linda Chamberlain of Alma, CO, and Reid S. Davis (Capt USN retired) of Manassas, VA. Also survived by two grandchildren, Cheryl D. Seitz and John...

Gertrude Florence Dean Thompson

Gertrude Florence Dean Thompson

Jan 24, 2010

Gertrude Florence Dean Thompson, age 89, of Abingdon, MD, died on January 24, 2010 at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation in Bel Air, MD. Born in Monrovia, Liberia, she was the daughter of the late David Francis Magnuss Dean and Grace Scotland Horace, and wife of the late David Y. Thompson. She had worked as a beautician and a teacher....

Howard U. Merkl

Howard U. Merkl

Jan 23, 2010

Howard U. Merkl, age 82, of Bel Air, MD, died on January 23, 2010 at his home. Born in Cincinnati, OH, he was the son of the late Peter John and Clotilda Meyer Merkl, and husband of the late Michaela Tichy Merkl. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he had worked for the Bel Air Post Office for 20 years....

John  ''Jack'' F. Fleckenstein

John ''Jack'' F. Fleckenstein

Jan 23, 2010

John "Jack" F. Fleckenstein, age 71, of Bel Air, MD, died on January 23, 2010 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late John Joseph and Agnes Margaret Wanger Fleckenstein. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he had worked as a draftsman for Bethlehem Steel, retiring after 27...

Robert Howard Clark

Robert Howard Clark

Jan 22, 2010

Robert Howard Clark, age 63, of Bel Air, MD, died on January 22, 2010 at Gilchrist Hospice Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Robert Howard and Evelyn Shirley Clark. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he worked for FILA Corporation as a manger of engineering and maintenance. He was a member of...

Patricia D. Turner

Patricia D. Turner

Jan 21, 2010

Patricia D. Turner, age 53, of Bel Air, MD, died on January 21, 2010 at her home. Born in Milwaukee, WI, she was the daughter of the late Harold Raymond and Lois Mae Stevens Miller. She worked for Redners in Forest Hill where she was a clerk. A devoted mother and an avid reader, she enjoyed palm trees and spending...

Robert Lee Sunderland Jr.

Robert Lee Sunderland Jr.

Jan 21, 2010

Robert Lee Sunderland Jr., age 75, of Joppa, MD died on January 21, 2010 at University of Maryland Hospital, Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Robert Lee Sunderland Sr. and Loretta Eva Eckert Sunderland. He attended Old Post Road School and later graduated from Bel Air High School at the age of 17,...

Kenneth ''Kenny'' Michael Quinn

Kenneth ''Kenny'' Michael Quinn

Jan 20, 2010

Kenneth "Kenny" Michael Quinn, age 48, of Baltimore, MD, died on January 20, 2010 at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of Thelma Nancy Bonds Quinn of Rising Sun, MD and the late Roland Richard Quinn Sr. He worked as a customer service representative and loved music, as well as, spoiling his animals....

Corrado ''Conrad'' Depinto

Corrado ''Conrad'' Depinto

Jan 18, 2010

Corrado "Conrad" DePinto, age 77, of Bel Air, MD, died peacefully at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, MD of renal failure, on January 18, 2010. Born on July 3, 1932 in Molfetta, Italy, he was the son of the late Joseph and Nicoletta Forgia DePinto. He came to the United States in November of 1947. A graduate of A.J. Demarest...

Phyllis  E.  Carrick

Phyllis E. Carrick

Jan 18, 2010

In lieu of flowers a contribution can be made to: Alzheimer's Disease Association1850 York RoadSuite DTimonium, MD 21093-5142

Ida L. Greene

Ida L. Greene

Jan 16, 2010

Ida Little Greene, age 90, of VanBibber, MD, died on January 16, 2010 at Pear Tree Manor Assisted Living in Colora, MD. Born in Aberdeen, MD, she was the daughter of the late Adalbert and Valeria Latka, and wife of the late Earl W. Little and James M. Greene. She retired from Edgewood Arsenal where she was an Engineering Technician....

Michael A. Beck

Michael A. Beck

Jan 16, 2010

Michael A. Beck, age 63, of Forest Hill, MD, died on January 16, 2010 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Betty Catherine Macalhanie Beck of East Baltimore, MD and the late Robert David Leroy Beck. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he was also the owner/operator of M. Beck Contractors of 35 years. He...

William  Townley Lemly

William Townley Lemly

Jan 16, 2010

William Townley Lemly, age 88, of Bel Air, MD, died on January 16, 2010 at his home. Born in Fleetwood, NC, he was the son of the late Harris Henry and Annie Belle Cook Lemly. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served our country during WWII in the Atlantic and Pacific Theaters, Invasion of Normandy in Southern France, and...